Under a high magnification of 1421x, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the morphologic ultrastructure found on the petal of an unidentified specie of "spiderwort" flower, Tradescantia sp. Note the myriad of textures comprising the petal's surface, a structure that is actually a modified leaf. A single pollen grain was at rest atop the petal in this field of view. The three petals of this particular species of Tradescantia were colored blue-violet, accented by six bright yellow, pollen producing anthers, which sat atop the ends of their complimentary blue-violet filaments
Under a high magnification of 1421x, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the morphologic ultrastructure found on the petal of an unidentified specie of "spiderwort" flower, Tradescantia sp. Note the myriad of textures comprising the petal's surface, a structure that is actually a modified leaf. A single pollen grain was at rest atop the petal in this field of view. The three petals of this particular species of Tradescantia were colored blue-violet, accented by six bright yellow, pollen producing anthers, which sat atop the ends of their complimentary blue-violet filaments.
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Keywords: 1421x, botany, electron, flower, high, magnification, micrograph, morphologic, morphology, petal, plant, pollen, revealed, scanning, science, sem, sp., specie, spiderwort, tradescantia, ultrastructure, unidentified
